The DVD Forum, the industry organization responsible for the definition of specifications, the verification and the licensing of the DVD and HD DVD formats, released the results of the 35th Steering Committee Meeting held in Sep. 12, 2006.

The decisions are summarized below:

- Approval of "DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for Dual Layer (DVD-R for DL) File System Specifications, Version 3.0"
- Approval of "Inclusion of 44.1kHz audio family into HD DVD-Video as mandatory"
- Approval of "Grace period of 18 months for inclusion of 44.1kHz audio family with the strong recommendation that the upgrade should be made as soon as possible (far less than 18 months)"
- Approval of "DVD Specifications for Re-recordable Disc for Dual Layer (DVD-RW for DL) Physical Specifications, Version 2.0"
- Approval of "Version-up Information for the following Specifications: